People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Early in the morning, Lothar and his party were not the only ones on the road again.

Thirty fully armed knights, leading their attendants, dressed in majestic burqas and sun-shading headscarves, lined up in a long winding line and walked out of the gate of Jaffa.

As the lord of Jaffa and Ashkelon, Princess Sibylah also owns her own real estate, manors, workshops and shops in many cities. She is a very powerful lord in Jerusalem, with more than ten knight vassals under her command.

In addition, Topi was under her command. Although they did not get the fiefdom, they were loyal to her knights. It was no problem to gather more than [-] people. Together with their attendants, they could form a heavy cavalry company of hundreds of people.

This is a fairly strong force, equivalent to one-third of the Teutonic Knights.

Behind them is a well-equipped infantry company, consisting of more affluent citizens of various cities, or mercenaries hired by the citizens to replace military service, with a number of 500 people.

After that, there is a light infantry company with the same size of 500 people. These light infantry have different equipment, but they all belong to the upper class of conscripts. They are equipped with light chain mail shirts or leather armor made of hard leather. .

Some, like the heavy crossbowmen of Apennines, carried large square shields and held hand crossbows.

Most of them are soldiers equipped with ordinary infantry bows.

Finally, there are the large-scale conscripts, who are escorting the large-scale convoy, some of which are the armor of the knights in front, and more of them are food, forage, water tanks, arrows and other consumables.

The total strength reached more than 2000 people.

Of course, these conscripts can only be responsible for logistical affairs, and there are a large number of heretics who are forced to serve in them. They have no combat effectiveness at all, and they are by no means the same as the peasants and soldiers under Lothar.

The [-] troops formed by the various territories of Lothar are real and have no combat effectiveness. Even the peasants and soldiers under the Knights of the Order can be classified as sergeants, but their combat effectiveness is slightly weaker.

After all, many sergeants belong to the standing army. They need to drill and patrol every day, and they are not engaged in production. Their combat effectiveness is still considerable.

But if they form an army formation, these sergeants may not necessarily be the opponents of the peasants and soldiers under Lothar.

"Lord Lothar."

Behind the team, a knight walked towards Lothar.

He was wearing a plate breastplate as the main body, matched with chain armor, and the mount under his crotch was also wearing a green striped horse coat. Obviously, even among the knights, he belonged to a relatively wealthy class.

He is the military chief under Sibilla's command and owns a small town with a population of over a thousand as a fief. If Lothar hadn't stepped in, he should have been the supreme commander of this army.

"What is it, Stephen Knight?"

Lothar nodded to him politely.

Knight Stephen came to Lothar and summoned up his courage and said, "My lord, what I want to say is that it is a great honor to serve under your command. If you have any orders, just ask, and I promise to do everything I can to complete them."

"You are too polite, Stephen Knight."

Lothar was a little surprised. He knew that he had a high prestige in the eyes of the holy land knights, but he was not as flattering as a gold coin, right? Didn't he say that not being envied by others is a mediocrity?

He tentatively asked, "Knight Stephen, did we fight side by side during the last war?"

Stephen said with a look of regret: "I really want to say yes, but I really have no face to say so, because during the last war, I was in charge of commanding the town guards in Jaffa, and there was no direct conflict with the enemy at all."

Lothar said with a smile: "This time I have a chance."

"Yes, it is my honor to be blessed by the heavenly father-Sir, I have heard some of your experiences, just like those described in legendary novels, the knight held up the silver sword in his hand and faced the evil dragon. Declare war."

Knight Stephen seemed a little incoherent because of his excitement, his face flushed, and his tone was like that of a little monk in a choir.

"The silver sword burst into flames, piercing the dark night sky."

"The terrifying dragon was headed and crashed to the ground."

"I can't even imagine what kind of scene it was, how much power is hidden in your body that looks like an ordinary person"

Lothar looked at him with some surprise.

His excited heart calmed down a little, and he quickly said: "Sorry, my lord, I'm too excited. Every time I think of these scenes, I feel fascinated, and I can't wait to join your command immediately."

"But I can't break my oath of allegiance to His Highness, and a person like you will not allow such a despicable person to serve."

"indeed."

Lothar asked with a smile: "But Knight Stephen, I want to know which battle you are talking about?"

Stephen said without hesitation: "The scene in Cyprus has been spread all over the bards. The evil emperor of Cyprus swooped down from the sky with a black dragon, spewing out poisonous and sulfurous dragon flames. The huge Greeks The fleet, before it, is like a pile of toys, easily set ablaze."

His eyes sparkled: "But this evil dragon has no room to resist in front of you. In the entire city of Limassol, under the watchful eyes of countless people, you simply and neatly eliminated this evil dragon."

Lothar pursed his lips: "Bards always like exaggerated descriptions. In fact, that battle was very difficult."

In fact, there should be very few people who really saw the picture of that battle. When he was fighting Longyan with the black dragon, the two beams of light were seen clearly by many people, and most of them should be fabricated.

Stephen said again: "There is also the battle at the tree of wisdom. The cave-dwelling dragon devoured the miner's flesh. As the lord, you rode alone in a rage and killed him with your sword. The dragon's blood poured out. planted the tree of knowledge, dispelled the barrenness, and brought green shade—this is the miracle of the Creator, but it is also your miracle, and I would say that you should be canonized.”

"I haven't returned to my Father's arms yet."

Lothar was a little helpless.

That time he dealt with Di Xinglong was by no means the credit of him alone.

For some reason, when people spread these stories, they concealed the credits of Prajna and Rangna.

Perhaps most people don't think that women can possess such powerful power, just like in the legends of wizards, male wizards often have more powerful power-in fact, it's just the opposite.

There are also strong men among wizards, but the number of wizards is much smaller than that of witches. Even with the same ratio, a powerful male wizard is rare—the rest of the extraordinary system is another matter.

The name "Saint Losa" has always been there. Since Losa was in Jogrysburg, many citizens have called it this way in private.

This is actually a very taboo thing. Canonization is not limited to dead Christians, but can only be discussed by the Holy Ministry of the Pope City—an institution composed of cardinals and bishops of the diocese. Canonization can only be done with the permission of the Pope. .

Although there are unlicensed patron saints proclaimed by local people in many places, they are generally in remote areas, and few people pursue them. After all, Lothar is a secular lord, or the lord of places like holy land.

This kind of thing is more taboo than the former.

Stephen said seriously: "Sooner or later."

Lothar thought to himself that if there were no accidents and he could live for a long time, he probably would not have a chance to be canonized: "Knight Stephen, I heard that Saladin recruited many spellcasters. Are there any rumors about them?"

Stephen shook his head: "I don't know, bards rarely talk about these things in the Holy Land, and few people are willing to listen to them, but I believe that no matter how terrible the evil is, it will be like snowflakes in front of you To Lie Yang, it easily disappears."

Lothar suppressed his smile, he sighed helplessly, and said softly: "This is really a heavy pressure."